September 10, 2024

Andy Hansen, professor of Ecology at Montana State University in Bozeman, talks about the Great Bear Rainforest. Officially protected only in 2016, it is the largest intact temperate rainforest in the world and extends more than 300 mi north to south and from the mainland to the offshore islands. It supports all of the original land and marine fish and wildlife species including the ‘spirit bear’, sea wolves, grizzly bear, sea otters, Pacific whale species, Pacific salmon, and diverse seabirds.